1. 1920 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Dunlap Precinct; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 89A; Family #173.
Listed as Viola Edmond; age 26; born in VA; divorced; head of household.
2. 1930 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Covington District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 268A; Family #240.
Listed as Viola G.Smith; age 40; born in VA; married at 17; in household of husband, Mathias H.
Smith.
3. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; Nickelsview/Deel; E.D. 14-5; taken 17 May 1940;
Page 128B; Image 25 of 83; Household #219.
Listed as Violet Smith; age 49; born in VA; married; 7th grade education; lived in Alleghany Co, VA on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Mathias H. Smith.
1. 1920 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Dunlap Precinct; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 89A; Family #173.
Listed as Hazel G. Edmond; age 10; born in VA; in household of mother, Viola G. (____) Edmonds.
1. 1920 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Dunlap Precinct; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 89A; Family #173.
Listed as Rolandis L. Edmond; age 8; born in VA; in household of mother, Viola G. (____) Edmonds.
1. 1920 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Dunlap Precinct; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 89A; Family #173.
Listed as Lesta M. Edmond; age 6; born in VA; in household of mother, Viola G. (____) Edmonds.
1. 1920 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Dunlap Precinct; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 89A; Family #173.
Listed as McKinley G. Edmond; age 1; born in VA; in household of mother, Viola G. (____) Edmonds.
2. 1930 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Covington District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 268A; Family #240.
Listed as Glen M. Edmonds; age 11; born in VA; in household of step-father, Mathias H. Smith.
1. 1930 Census, Pocahontas Co, VA; Huntersville District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 117A; Family #118.
Listed as Byas Ryder; age 38; born in VA; married at 27; farmer; head of household.
1. 1910 Census, Bath Co, VA; Cedar Creek District; taken on 16 Apr 1910; Page 1A; Family #9.
Listed as Nellie M. Thacker; age 17; born in VA; single; in household of father, Samuel J.N. Thacker.
2. 1930 Census, Pocahontas Co, VA; Huntersville District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 117A;
Family #118.
Listed as Nellie M. Ryder; age 36; born in VA; married at 16; in household of husband, Bias Ryder.
3. Bath Co, VA; Death Certificate #3638; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Nellie May Ryder; age 44 yrs, 5 mons, 26 days; born 12 Jul 1893 in Bath Co, VA; married; wife of
Byas Ryder; housewife; daughter of Samuel J. and Mary Jane (May) Thacker; died 8 Jan 1938 in
Cedar Creek District, Hot Springs, VA; due to pulmonary tuberculosis; buried 9 Jan 1938 in
Greenwood Cemetery; informant, Byas Ryder, Hot Springs, VA.
1. 1930 Census, Pocahontas Co, VA; Huntersville District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 117A; Family #118.
Listed as Ganet L. Ryder; age 9; born in VA; in household of father, Bias Ryder.
1. 1930 Census, Pocahontas Co, VA; Huntersville District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 117A; Family #118.
Listed as Luther W. Ryder; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, Bias Ryder.
1. 1930 Census, Pocahontas Co, VA; Huntersville District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 117A; Family #118.
Listed as Pauline W. Ryder; age 4 yrs 9 mons; born in VA; in household of father, Bias Ryder.
1. 1930 Census, Pocahontas Co, VA; Huntersville District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 117A; Family #118.
Listed as Robert A. Ryder; age 2 yrs, 2 mons; born in VA; in household of father, Bias Ryder.
1. 1930 Census, Pocahontas Co, VA; Huntersville District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 117A; Family #118.
Listed as Herbert R. Ryder; age 1 mon; born in VA; in household of father, Bias Ryder.
1. 1900 Census, Greenbrier Co, WV; Anthony Creek District; taken on 18/19 Jun 1900; Page 6A;
Family #97.
Listed as William Scott; age 58; born in WV in Jul 1844; married 30 yrs; farmer; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, Greenbrier Co, WV; Anthony Creek District; taken on 18/19 Jun 1900; Page 6A;
Family #97.
Listed as Sue E. Scott; age 50; born in WV in Jun 1849; married 30 yrs; 9 children, 8 living;
in household of husband, William A. Scott.
1. 1900 Census, Greenbrier Co, WV; Anthony Creek District; taken on 18/19 Jun 1900; Page 6A;
Family #97.
Listed as Van Buren Scott; age 28; born in WV in Aug 1871; single; in household of father, William A.
Scott.
1. 1900 Census, Greenbrier Co, WV; Anthony Creek District; taken on 18/19 Jun 1900; Page 6A;
Family #97.
Listed as Carrie E. Scott; age 25; born in WV in Aug 1874; single; in household of father, William A.
Scott.
1. 1900 Census, Greenbrier Co, WV; Anthony Creek District; taken on 18/19 Jun 1900; Page 6A;
Family #97.
Listed as Anna C. Scott; age 22; born in WV in Jan 1878; single; in household of father, William A.
Scott.
1. 1900 Census, Greenbrier Co, WV; Anthony Creek District; taken on 18/19 Jun 1900; Page 6A;
Family #97.
Listed as Betty L. Scott; age 20; born in WV in Jul 1879; single; in household of father, William A.
Scott.
1. 1900 Census, Greenbrier Co, WV; Anthony Creek District; taken on 18/19 Jun 1900; Page 6A;
Family #97.
Listed as Lola M. Scott; age 18; born in WV in May 1882; single; in household of father, William A.
Scott.
1. 1900 Census, Greenbrier Co, WV; Anthony Creek District; taken on 18/19 Jun 1900; Page 6A;
Family #97.
Listed as Beatrice G. Scott; age 15; born in WV in Mar 1885; in household of father, William A. Scott.
1. 1900 Census, Greenbrier Co, WV; Anthony Creek District; taken on 18/19 Jun 1900; Page 6A;
Family #97.
Listed as Lucy G. Scott; age 9; born in WV in Oct 1890; in household of father, William A. Scott.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood Road; taken on 7 May 1930; Page 78B;
Family #33.
Listed as Patton Brewster; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, Dimmon Brewster.
2. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Patton Brewster; born on 6 Apr 1916; died on 7 Jul 1988; living at Vass, Moore Co, NC at death.
3. McDowell Co, WV Web Site; McDowell Cemeteries, "Big Creek III Cemetery",
www.mcdowellwv.com/cemeteries/bigcreekcem-3cem.html.
Patton J. Brewster; born on 18 Apr 1916; died on 7 Jul 1988; buried here.
1. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Margaret R. Brewster; born on 18 Oct 1929; died on 9 Jun 1993; living at Vass, Moore Co, NC at death.
2. McDowell Co, WV Web Site; McDowell Cemeteries, "Big Creek III Cemetery",
www.mcdowellwv.com/cemeteries/bigcreekcem-3cem.html.
Margaret Brewster; born on 18 Oct 1929; died on 8 Jun 1993; buried here.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek District, taken on 7 May 1910, Page 205A,
Family #318.
Listed as Posy Mitchell, age 1 yr, 8 mon, born in WV, in household of father, Daniel Mitchell.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken 26/28 Jan 1920; Page 92A; Family #59.
Listed as Posey Mitchell; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Daniel H. Mitchell.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood Road; taken on 7 May 1930;
Page 78B; Family #35.
Listed as Posie Mitchell; age 21; born in WV; married at 20; in household of father, Daniel H. Mitchell.
4. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Pose Mitchell; born on 14 Aug 1908; died on 16 Nov 1999; last residence, Cucumber, McDowell Co,
WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood Road; taken on 7 May 1930;
Page 78B; Family #35.
Listed as Hattie Mitchell; age 19; born in WV; married at 18; in household of father-in-law,
Daniel H. Mitchell.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood Road; taken on 7 May 1930;
Page 78B; Family #35.
Listed as Edward Mitchell; age less than one mon; born in WV; in household of grandfather,
Daniel H. Mitchell, with parents.
2. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #16826; WV Archives Web Site.
Edward Mitchell; age 4 yrs, 7 mons, 25 days; born at Caretta, WV; son of Posey and Hattie Barrett
Mitchell; died on 16 Dec 1934 at Caretta, McDowell Co, WV of "probably diptheria"; buried on 17 Dec
1934 at Mountain York, WV; informant, Rufus Hicks, Caretta, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 22 Apr 1930; Page 213B;
Family #200.
Listed as Garnett Roberts; age 3 yrs, 3 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Cornelius J. Roberts.
2. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Garnett Rpberts; born on 19 Dec 1926; died on 3 Sep 2005; last residence, Northwood, Lucas Co, OH.
1. E-mail from RScotfish@aol.com; 9 Dec 2006.
"my mother Faye c Roberts was born on 4-24-1930 and passed away on 3-16-2005 her maiden name was cooper and was born in west Virginia near Ieager. her mother was Nancy Ellenburg. former name cooper where she had 2 children Edith and Faye before that she was married to a Lowe and had 3 kids name Fred , boots and Evelyn"
Robin Scott Roberts
1. 1900 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Reddies River Township; Page 179A; Family #221.
Listed as Clate Cooper; age 10; born in NC in Mar 1890; in household of father, George M. Cooper.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 25 May 1910; Page 182B; Family #125.
Listed as Charles Cooper; age 20; born in VA; lodger; coal miner; in household of George E. Waldron.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3101; 5 Jun 1917.
Clayton Charles Cooper; age 27; born on 18 Mar 1890 at Polear (sic, Purlear, Wilkes Co), NC; farmer;
employed by Ross Johnson at Roderfield, WV; single; tall with slender build; blue eyes and light
brown hair.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; taken on 12 Feb 1920; Page 232A;
Family #322.
Listed as Claton Cooper; age 29; born in NC; boarder; single; in household of Ross Johnson.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw to Iaeger Road; taken on 9 Apr
1930; Page 229B; Family #100.
Listed as Clayton C. Cooper; age 40; born in NC; married at 36; power house engineer for coal co;
head of household.
6. 1942 US WW II Draft Registration Card #640; Marshall Co Draft Board, Moundsville, WV.
Clayton Charles Cooper; age 52; born on 18 Mar 1890 in Wilkes Co, NC; living at Lex, McDowell Co,
WV; person who will always know your address, Mrs. Nancy Cooper, wife, Avondale, WV; unemployed;
6' 1 1/2" tall; 175 lbs; gray eyes and brown hair; light complexion.
7. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #8961; WV Archives Web Site.
Clayton Charles Cooper; age 66; born 18 Mar 1890 in Charlotte, NC (sic, Purlear, NC); married; coal
miner; SS# 235-05-1964; served in WW I; living on Johnnycake, Iaeger, WV; son of George and Julie
(McNeal) Cooper; died 3 Jul 1956 at Iaeger, WV; from carcinoma of stomach with metastasis; buried
6 Jul 1956 at Roderfield, WV; informant, L.P. Lowe.
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 11 Apr 2014.
Clayton C. Cooper; born 18 Mar 1890; died 3 Jul 1956; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"NORTH CAROLINA PVT CO B 167 INFANTRY, WORLD WAR I".
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 18 Apr 1910; Page 66A;
Family #18.
Listed as Nancy J. Kennady; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Stephen Kennedy.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Avondale; Dry Fork Road; taken on 4 Mar 1920;
Page 244B; Family #204.
Listed as Nancy Jane Lowe; age 22; born in WV; in household of husband, Arthur Lowe.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw to Iaeger Road; taken on 9 Apr
1930; Page 229B; Family #100.
Listed as Nancy Cooper; age 30; born in WV; married at 16; in household of husband, Clayton C.
Cooper.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw to Iaeger Road; taken on 9 Apr
1930; Page 229B; Family #100.
Listed as Edith Cooper; age 3 yrs, 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, Clayton C. Cooper.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on ______: Page 220B; Family #210.
Listed as Arthur Lowe; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Henry L. Lowe.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3884; 5 Jun 1917.
Arthur A. Lowe; age 23; born on 18 Aug 1894 at Panther, WV; living at Lex, WV; farmer; married;
dependent, wife; tall with medium build; dark eyes and dark hair.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Avondale; Dry Fork Road; taken on 4 Mar 1920;
Page 244B; Family #204.
Listed as Arthur Lowe; age 26; born in WV; parents born in VA; coal miner; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #14767; WV Archives Web Site.
Arthur Lowe; age 30 yrs, 2 mons, 22 days; born on 18 Aug 1895 in WV; married; coal miner; son of
H.L. and Cosby Stacy Lowe; died on 10 Nov 1925 in Grace Hospital, Welch, McDowell Co, WV from
injuries suffered in a slate fall on 29 Oct 1925 at Pan(ther) Coal Co, Avondale, WV; buried on 13 Nov
1925 at Panther, WV; informant, Steven Kennedy, Lex, WV.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 18 Apr 1910; Page 66A;
Family #18.
Listed as Nancy J. Kennady; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Stephen Kennedy.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Avondale; Dry Fork Road; taken on 4 Mar 1920;
Page 244B; Family #204.
Listed as Nancy Jane Lowe; age 22; born in WV; in household of husband, Arthur Lowe.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw to Iaeger Road; taken on 9 Apr
1930; Page 229B; Family #100.
Listed as Nancy Cooper; age 30; born in WV; married at 16; in household of husband, Clayton C.
Cooper.
1. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #218; WV Archives Web Site.
Lewis Lowe Jr; age 1 yr, 1 mon, 17 days; born on 19 Jun 1918 in WV; son of Arthur and Nancy
Kennedy Lowe; died on 5 Aug 1919 from cholera; informant, Arthur Lowe, Grapevine, WV.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Avondale; Dry Fork Road; taken on 4 Mar 1920;
Page 244B; Family #204.
Listed as Fred Lowe; age 2 yrs, 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, Arthur Lowe.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw to Iaeger Road; taken on 9 Apr
1930; Page 229B; Family #100.
Listed as Freddie Lowe; age 12; born in WV; in household of step-father, Clayton C. Cooper.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw to Iaeger Road; taken on 9 Apr
1930; Page 229B; Family #100.
Listed as Luther Lowe; age 10; born in WV; in household of step-father, Clayton C. Cooper.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on ______: Page 220B; Family #210.
Listed as Henry Lewis Lowe; age 42; born in VA; married once for 22 yrs; farmer; head of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #15204; WV Archives Web Site.
H.L. Lowe; age 63 yrs, 6 mons, 28 days; born on 12 Apr 1868 in Tazewell Co, VA; married, husband
of Cosby Stacey; son of Lewis, born in Russell Co, VA, and Marinda, born in Tazewell Co, VA, Lowe
Lowe; died on 10 Nov 1931 at Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, McDowell Co, WV of uremic
poisoning; buried on 13 Nov 1931 at Panther, WV; informant, Mrs. H.L. Lowe, Panther, WV.
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Complied by William A. Marsh, page 802.
Sandy River District, page 013.
Listed as Cosby Stacy, age 5, born in VA, in household of father, A.J.
Stacy.
2. "Marriage Records of McDowell Co, WV", page 35.
Marriage Record, Book 1, 1865-1896, page 121.
Lewis Lowe, age 21, born in Buchanan Co, VA, son of (______) and Marinda
Lowe, married on 9 Jul 1890 Cosby Stacy, age 16, born in Buchanan Co, VA,
daughter of A.J. and Clarinda? Stacy.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1999", Vol II, page 244, A.J. and
Sarah Stacy article, submitted by Cecil Cline, 3249 Benicia Court, Naples,
FL 34109.
Cosbi Stacy was born on 11 Sep 1873.
4. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on ______: Page 220B; Family #210.
Listed as Cosby Lowe; age 35; born in VA; married once for 22 yrs; 8 children, 7 living; in household
of husband, Henry L. Lowe.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on ______: Page 220B; Family #210.
Listed as Herbert Lowe; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Henry L. Lowe.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on ______: Page 220B; Family #210.
Listed as Tolbert Lowe; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Henry L. Lowe.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on ______: Page 220B; Family #210.
Listed as Jack Lowe; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Henry L. Lowe.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on ______: Page 220B; Family #210.
Listed as Auldie Lowe; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Henry L. Lowe.
2. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #7732; WV Archives Web Site.
Auldie Lowe; age 20; married; miner; son of (______) Lowe; died on 22 May 1928 at Yukon,
McDowell Co, WV from a mine explosion; no other information.